{"id":78269,"date":"2026-02-06T06:33:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T09:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/889936140"},"modified":"2026-02-06T06:33:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T09:33:32","slug":"bae-systems-launches-incubator-to-commercialise-defence-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/06\/bae-systems-launches-incubator-to-commercialise-defence-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"BAE Systems launches incubator to commercialise defence tech"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BAE Systems has launched a new incubator programme designed to take technologies developed for defence and commercialise them into other sectors.<\/p>\n

The programme, called BAE Systems Launchpad, will support dual-use technologies, providing startups with access to customers across a broader range of sectors, such as energy and advanced manufacturing.<\/p>\n

Launchpad was created in part to align the defence giant\u2019s incubation activities with the UK\u2019s Defence Industrial Strategy, which called for \u201cconstant innovation at wartime pace\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cBAE Systems has long been a leader in UK research and development and Launchpad represents an exciting evolution in how innovation is taken forwards,\u201d said Julian Cracknell, chief technology and information officer at BAE Systems.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt allows us to bring to market agile start-ups that are increasingly vital to sectors beyond defence, including energy and advanced manufacturing. It helps more people use the innovative technology being developed by some of the smartest brains in the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first company supported by the programme is Rho-C, which is using technology originally developed for use in submarines to enable the transmission of power and data through solid materials.<\/p>\n

\u201cBAE Systems Launchpad has given us a highly effective, mature technology that we can quickly turn into a product,\u201d said Rob Malkin, chief technology officer at Rho-C.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are currently working on our first operational unit, which would never have happened this fast without BAE Systems\u2019 support.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have given us access to their technology experts as well as help to set up and run our new company. We have got a huge amount of interest from our first prospective customers and an exciting first year ahead of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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